Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special: Featuring the Blogger Herself!

Finally, the day has come for the last post of this blog's Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special!  And since it's Friday which is in time for Feature Friday, there is no other business, person, or thing that I would want to feature but only me, myself, and I!  Parang I super love myself lang ang peg! (wicked grin) Hehe....

But who really is MAE?  Why do I have "the other side"?  Well, as previously mentioned in The Evolution of "The Other Side of Mae", this is my side which is not usually and normally seen.  This is my side which surprises people of my creativity, my radical thoughts, and my "kababawan" at times.  This is my side of self-expression and self-gratification!

Now, who really am I?  To my cousins and childhood playmates, I am Mimi.  To my aunties and uncles, I am Mikay.  To my elementary classmates, I am Rosalie but to Stalin Mirabueno, I am Mary Rosalie.  To my high school classmates, I am Osang.  To my college buddies, I am Mae but to Esmael Larubis, I am Mengkay.  To my call center teammates, I am Miss Blair.  To my JCI-Ozamis Red Rose family, I am B.  To my students, I am Miss Mae but to my anaks, I am Ma'amy, Ma'ama, and Ma'amsky.  To my pamangkins, I am Tita Mae.  And to my sisters, I am Ate.  

With the varied names and nicknames I have, this just reflects my multiple personality.  (not that I'm psychologically off, ha!)  This just shows that I am everything under the sun!  And this has been being realized to me by my previous MUHS colleague, Reloufe Balucan through her comment in my post in FB:

Comment #1  Datu na kaau ka (I am rich!)

Yes, I am!  But the richness that I would want is not yet at hand.  I don't have a mansion and a car, yet!  I don't have breakfast in Singapore, lunch in Japan, and dinner in France, yet!  But I am so thankfully blessed by God that I have a job and a store to run.  These sources of income are super dooper hard-earned!  Dugo at pawis lang naman ang pinuhunan ko dito!  So sa mga naiinggit dyan, just envy me but DO NOT take things away from me!  'Coz if you'll do again, you'll never prosper!

Comment #2  Gwapa pa jud  (I am pretty!)

Of course, I am!  My mom made me believe that I am and I'm an obedient child so, I am!  Kebs ko sa inyo dyan kung sa tingin nyo hindi ako maganda!  Would I become a model if I am not?     

Comment #3  Buutan pa jud  (I am kind!)

Ever since childhood, I've never gone into fights.  I didn't engage into quarreling my classmates or playmates.  When they teased me, I just cried in the corner of the room.  I am such a person without an enemy!  Ang galing, 'no?  Because I am such a peace-maker!  I don't want troubles, hassles, or chaos.  If somebody does bad to me, I just let it pass.  I am not the type who does "tooth for a tooth and eye for an eye" because I do believe in karma.  That whatever you do, it will come back to you!  So for everybody who stepped down on me, underestimated me, and took advantage of me, bad karma will surely hunt you forever and ever and ever!

Comment #4  Kugihan pa jud (I am hard-working!)

With all the rakets I have, I am truly a true blue hard-working citizen!  Lahat na nga yata napasukan ko!  It's because I have to earn as much as a chemical engineer does in the chemical plant industry.  Sad to say, I still don't match that big earning but I'm still happy because I am not hindered to do the things that I love!

Comment #5  Bryt pa jud  (I am intelligent!)

I passed the Chemical Engineering board exam (Period!)  Magtatanong ka pa ba? 

Comment #6  Sexy pa diay  (I am sexy!)

This sexiness is also hard-earned!  But it all boils down to loving your own body so it will show that you are sexy!

Comment #7  MAS NINDOT PA JUD MISS MAE KUNG NAA KAY UYAB  (I AM NBSB!)

E-capslock mo para intense!  Waaaahhhhh!!! I'm already turning 31 this October and yet, I am still NBSB!!!  What a record-holder I am!!!  With all the good qualities I have, I am such a great catch, you know!  But why isn't there somebody discovering me?!  What an irony!!!  And they say that men will get intimidated by me.  Panawagan lang po, hindi po ako nangangagat!

So there goes who I am!  I am just light to the bones, good to the heart, and acceptable to the stomach!  Love love love, everyone! :)

Baliw-Baliwan Me!
Credits to Christ for the Photos

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Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special: "The Other Side of Mae" Top Ten Posts

And here are my most viewed and most read posts since August 14, 2011-August 14, 2013!

#1  Mang Cha-a with 1,312 page views

Posted last January 28, 2012, this was my first feature of a business establishment here in Ozamis. 

#2  Bluewaves Resort with 699 page views

Posted last November 30, 2012, this was my first feature of a resort here in Ozamis.

#3  Holiday Shopping Tips with 497 page views

Posted last November 30, 2011, this was my first post for the Christmas season of 2011.

#4  A Lost Love with 339 page views

Posted last July 31, 2012, this was written for the love that I've lost two years ago. :(

#5  Christmas Recipes with 304 page views

Posted last December 15, 2011, this was posted to showcase all my special holiday dishes!

#6  Ozamis City Fiesta Parade 2013:  A Later Post with 282 page views

Posted last July 19, 2013, this was the first trending post for Ozamis City events.

#7  Gold Leaf Gilding and Japanese Calligraphy Workshops with 276 page views

Posted last January 17, 2012, this was posted to share my very unforgettable experience in touching another country's culture.

#8  Lala's Eco Park with 253 page views 

Posted last June 7, 2013, this was posted for the Discover Ozamis campaign of the city!

#9  Subayan Keg Subanen Festival 2013 with 183 page views

Posted last July 15, 2013, this post was to showcase the cultural heritage of Ozamis.

#10  Farronccino Café Ozamis with 159 page views

Posted last July 12, 2013, this was posted to feature the newest coffee shop in Ozamis (to date)!

With a total of 61,917 page views, pursuing this blog ain't that bad at all!  I've got people reading me and I've got people following me!  And this makes me super happy! :)  Again, thank you so much to all of you, blog readers!!! :)

My Page Views from Around the World! :)

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Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special: Then I've Got People Reading Me! :)

Although blogging cannot be considered as journalism, it is in a way, a realization of my dream!  Happy two years, The Other Side of Mae! :)

Yes, I've come a long way in this blogging endeavor!  Yes, I've stood by it and became able to maintain it!  But prior into making a blog site, I wondered if there might be people to read what I've written.  Will there be somebody to just click and open my site?  Will there be somebody to take time reading my post?  Will there be somebody to scroll further down?  These are only a few questions which came into my mind as I was getting started.  But despite my doubt, I continued writing and posting, then posting and writing.  I even discouraged myself for doing so because I thought nobody would ever try to read my posts!  Until came such time that my high school classmate, Khristine Marie Peñafiel texted me this message:

“Sang, I’ve read your blog karon lang jud.  Nalingaw kaau ko.  I’m so happy for you.  You seem to enjoy your life jud.  Keep it up! :)”

                                                                                                                      -Sept. 9, 2011 at 4:48 PM

I was beyond glad upon reading her message!  I never expected it to come from her for she was a very busy person holding the accounts of a big enterprise here in Ozamis while studying law at the same time!  I was so overwhelmed for the effort she had put into reading my blog and taking time to text me just to let me know of her delight towards me.

Then the others followed.  My aunt, Mommy Becky called up all the way from Lipa City to let me know that she had read my posts.  She told me to go on and continue to enjoy my life in Ozamis.

Another high school batch mate, Mariel San Diego-Ines sent me this message through Facebook:

“Nalingaw ko sa imo blog madam nice kau. :)"

                                                                                                        -Oct. 30, 2012 at 8:38 AM

Then there came some of my friends who became regular readers:  Tita Elena, Ate Dinah, Yieldeza, Cheryl, Charelle, and Ate Aida!  I also met new friends through this blog namely Cheche Durias and Edz Gutierrez.  And there were also avid readers Zgerth McForest, Effin Hawt, and other Ozamisnons who are my FB groupmates in TOKK.  And speaking of TOKK, I found my never-been-met-in-person uncle, Mario Olandesca who also became very proud of me and my craft!

Moreover, my students also read me because they are my frequent cast of characters for my posts.  And not to mention my family who also supports me all the way!

Last but not least, my previous MUHS colleague, Christ “Kring2x” Zanoria.  She reads me and just like what Patty did to me, Kring2x was also inspired by me into creating her own blog site.  Until now, we are reading each other’s blog, sharing each other’s posts, and commenting to each other’s thoughts.  It is just so great to have somebody who shares the same passion as mine!

And now, here goes my lucky blog winners for sending in their entries for the little contests I have here in my blog:

Then my writings didn't go in vain.  I've got people reading me and that is the best reward any writer would ever receive!  Much more when there was an instant while lining up in a bank that a girl approached me and said:  

"Hey, I'm reading you!"  

I was beyond shocked and became so shy at that moment.  She too was surprised to my reaction, blushed, and walked away.  Gosh, I didn't even had the opportunity to thank her!  It was such a blink of an eye that that swift moment just gone by!  So if ever you're still reading me, whoever you are, wherever you are here in Ozamis, my biggest biggest THANK YOU!!!

Thank you so much, blog readers for continuing to inspire me to go on with The Other Side of Mae!

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